The surname Brest was first found in Silesia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.
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Early History of the Brest family
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Brest Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Brese, Breese, Breser, Bresel, Bres, Bresen, Bressen, Bresler and many more.
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Early Notables of the Brest family
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Brest migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Brest Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Johann Heinrich Brest, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1709 1
Brest Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Joseph Brest, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 1
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Brest migration to the United States 
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